From: Convoy Magazine (convoymagazine@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Sep 18 2005 - 09:30:41 PDT
A few yanks, some poles, czechs, and a heck of a lot
of Canucks!
Cheers indeed to them all, including -as you say- the
ground controllers, rader types, mechanics et al!
--- Darrell Ramsell <daram@comcast.net> wrote:
> These guys were true hero.
>
> By the way, I know there were a few Yanks in the RAF
> at the time. Any of
> them still alive?
>
> Cheers to them all!
>
> Darrell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nigel Hay MILWEB" <nigel@milweb.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
> <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 11:47 PM
> Subject: [MV] A timely reminder for all our readers
>
>
> > Just to remind our readers this weekend is the
> 65th anniversary of the
> > Battle of Britain. 100 veterans of "the few"
> attended a gala dinner at RAF
> > Northolt on Friday night, with HRH Duke of
> Edinburgh. Each was presented
> > with a bronze propeller with a diamond in the
> centre - designed by
> > Faberge.
> > Inside the dining room was fully operational
> Spitfire. Aviation artist
> > David
> > Shepherd was present and some of his paintings
> were auctioned off for the
> > charity. Britain will never forget these legendary
> pilots who saved this
> > nation in our darkest hour.
> >
> > If you have never seen the film "Battle of
> Britain" - get the DVD its a
> > real
> > classic and so so true to real life.
> >
> > NIGE
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> > Behalf Of Michael Howell
> > Sent: 18 September 2005 02:36
> > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [MV] Saturday pictures of Kennesaw GA
> MVPA Rally
> >
> >
> > If anybody sees their MV and wants to add a
> caption please send me the
> > info and I will add it.
> >
> > Mike
> > Tishomingo, Mississippi
> >
> >
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